Table 5.

Sex-specific prevalence of metabolic syndrome components by three different definitions in middle-aged population, Shahroud, Iran, 2014

Metabolic syndrome components	IDF Proportion (95% CI)	ATP III Proportion (95% CI)	AACE Proportion (95% CI)
In males
IFG	38.62 (36.49-40.76)	38.62 (36.49-40.76	21.98 (20.10-23.87)
Low HDL-C	54.42 (52.25-56.59)	54.42 (52.25-56.59)	54.00 (51.83-56.17)
High TG	53.26 (51.03-55.50)	53.26 (51.03-55.50)	53.26 (51.03-55.50)
HTN	47.81 (45.25-50.37)	47.81 (45.25-50.37)	47.81 (45.25-50.37)
Obesity	72.68 (70.54-74.83)	36.83 (34.55-39.11)	-
High risk of insulin resistance or BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women)	-	-	68.93 (66.84-71.02)
In females
IFG	44.01 (42.00-46.03)	44.01 (42.00-46.03)	25.13 (23.50-26.76)
Low HDL	66.69 (64.90-68.48)	66.69 (64.90-68.48)	66.10 (64.32-67.88)
High TG	52.70 (50.95-54.44)	52.70 (50.95-54.44)	52.26 (50.50-54.03)
HTN	44.69 (42.84-46.52)	44.69 (42.84-46.52)	44.69 (42.84-46.52)
Obesity	98.78 (98.38-99.18)	92.81 (91.76-93.87)	-
High risk of insulin resistance or BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women)	-	-	94.76 (93.90-95.61)
Total
IFG	41.81 (40.32-43.29)	41.81 (40.32-43.29)	23.84 (22.63-25.05)
Low HDL	61.67 (60.22-63.11)	61.67 (60.22-63.11)	61.14 (59.71-62.57)
High TG	52.93 (51.52-54.34)	52.93 (51.52-54.34)	52.67 (51.25-54.10)
HTN	45.97 (44.38-47.56)	45.97 (44.38-47.56)	45.97 (44.38-47.56)
Obesity	92.81 (87.07-89.03)	69.80 (68.43-71.16)	-
High risk of insulin resistance or BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women)	-	-	84.14 (83.09-85.18)

CI=Confidence interval; IFG=Impaired fasting glucose; HDL-C=High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; BMI=Body mass index; ATP III=Adult Treatment Panel III; IDF=International Diabetes Federation; AACE=American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; TG=Triglyceride; HTN=Hypertension